Pasta Fagiola Soup

By ldijoe

Serve with Italian Bread and grated cheese

Ingredients

• • 2 tablespoons (2 turns around the pan) extra-virgin olive oil
• • 1/8 pound (about 3 slices) pancetta, chopped
• • 2 (4 to 6-inch) sprigs rosemary, left intact
• • 1 (4 to 6-inch) sprig thyme with several sprigs on it, left intact
• • 1 large fresh bay leaf or 2 dried bay leaves
• • 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• • 1 small carrot, finely chopped
• • 1 rib celery, finely chopped
• • 4 large cloves garlic, chopped
• • Coarse salt and pepper
• • 2 (15 ounce) cans cannellini beans
• • 1 cup canned tomato sauce or canned crushed tomatoes
• • 2 cups water
• • 1 quart chicken stock
• • 1 1/2 cups ditalini
• • Grated Parmigiano or Romano, for the table
• 2 tablespoons (2 turns around the pan) extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/8 pound (about 3 slices) pancetta, chopped
• 2 (4 to 6-inch) sprigs rosemary, left intact
• • 1 (4 to 6-inch) sprig thyme with several sprigs on it, left intact
• • 1 large fresh bay leaf or 2 dried bay leaves
• • 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• • 1 small carrot, finely chopped
• • 1 rib celery, finely chopped
• • 4 large cloves garlic, chopped
• • Coarse salt and pepper
• • 2 (15 ounce) cans cannellini beans
• • 1 cup canned tomato sauce or canned crushed tomatoes
• • 2 cups water
• • 1 quart chicken stock
• • 1 1/2 cups ditalini
• • Grated Parmigiano or Romano, for the table

Details

Servings 6
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 30mins

Preparation

Step 1

Heat a deep pot over medium high heat and add oil and pancetta. Brown the pancetta bits lightly, and add herb stems, bay leaf, chopped vegetables, and garlic. Season vegetables with salt and pepper. Add beans, tomato sauce, water, and stock to pot and raise heat to high. Bring soup to a rapid boil and add pasta. Reduce heat to medium and cook soup, stirring occasionally, 6 to 8 minutes or until pasta is cooked al dente. Rosemary and thyme leaves will separate from stems as soup cooks. Remove herb stems and bay leaf from soup.